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| THE upmarket seaside town of Aldeburgh is often overlooked
by cruising yachtsmen who might be put off by a tricky approach to
the mouth of the River Oare and the long inland trip up the River
Alde. But once snug on a mooring or anchorage off Slaughden Quay, just to the south of the town, you will find that Aldeburgh is definitely worth a stay. There are plenty of good pubs, restaurants, supermarket, trendy shops, a cinema (in a Tudor-style building!) and two very popular fish and chip shops. Both chippies draw long queues in summer but yacht crews tend to favour the queue which goes past a pub so that they can take turns to nip in for a pint of Adnams ale. You can also stretch your legs on some good strolls around the town. For a longer walk take the coast footpath to Thorpeness to visit The Meare, a large boating lake with excellent cafe, then head inland to see the windmill, the House in the Clouds (a water tower camouflaged as an extremely lofty house) then head back to Aldeburgh along a path that was once the railway line. Don't be tempted to follow the example of one yachtsman sailing offshore who had a sudden craving for a lunch of whitebait and a pint of the local beer, Adnams. He dropped anchor off the beach, rowed ashore and strolled half-soaked into the Cross Keys pub in full sailing gear. The pub staff didn't bat an eyelid, but the yachtsman later earned a ticking off for mooring in an area where the local fishing boats are hauled off and on the beach. More information about Aldeburgh will appear here soon. (Click on the images to see a larger version of the scenes on Aldeburgh seafront)
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